The Damascus Bureau

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Memoirs of the Revolution: Dael

Smashing the idols of the regime By Razan Zeitouneh My friend Adel recounted his memories with precision, joy, fear and anxiety at the same time. I have forgotten most of the details, blurred by the constant flow of martyrs, detainees and the endless daily pain. But Adel, from beautiful Dael, did not forget any detail, [...]

The Kurdish Role in the Syrian Revolution

Ethnic minority increasingly entering into protest movement The Syrian popular revolution, right from its beginning, encompassed all segments of Syrian society. The country’s Kurdish community, the second largest and a key national component, was part of the protests that started in Dara’a on March 15, 2011 and spread to other Syrian cities, reaching Kurdish-dominated northeastern [...]

Economy Key in Syria Uprising

Consequences of current instability on employment, job market and inflation cannot be underestimated Syria’s political situation has inevitably affected its economy. The market is far from encouraging for workers and the economic situation is instable. As Syrian officials’ sonorous statements continue, depicting the regime and its leader as the tender father who solves many problems, [...]

Syrian Opposition Conference Leads to Key Demands

Event seen as achievement, although hopes for progress remain slim Three months after the outbreak of the revolution against the regime in Syria, the leaders of the opposition held their first conference to discuss the best ways to emerge from this crisis and move towards a democratic system. The opposition held their first conference in [...]

A beacon for Syria

Activist tells her story of assault by security forces on demonstration in Homs Milia stayed out all night protesting. That night, people were chanting in the new clock square, the one that protesters had dubbed “The liberation square of the governorate of Homs”. Milia’s house is on Hamidia Street, right behind the Khaled Ben Walid [...]

How Clerics in Syria Help the Regime

State-appointed religious leaders used to manipulate fears of wider public By a Syrian Blogger It seems that the Syrian revolution is taking different a path from those that preceded it, especially that of Egypt - no matter how much the Syrians would like things to happen the Egyptian way. Tens of Syrians were killed just [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, March 24, 2011

The cities of Daraa and Nawa witnessed mass demonstrations this morning and throughout most of the day, as people attended funerals of several protesters killed during the raid on the Omary Mosque and Al-Karamah Square yesterday. The protests led to clashes with security forces who used tear gas. Reports on casualties were not available. Riots [...]

No Revolution by Remote Control

Through My Eyes: By a Syrian Human Rights Activist Damascus, February 8, 2011 This is a call for hope, don’t get me wrong. What is happening in the region gives us a long needed rush of optimism to stand up and tell the world, but first of all ourselves, that we too deserve a life [...]

The echo of Tunisia: Syrians demand economic reforms

SMN No. 12, January 17, 2011 A newly-created Facebook group has highlighted the economic difficulties faced by Syrians, calling on the government to take urgent steps to address the crisis. Established immediately after the recent uprising in Tunisia - which started after a Tunisian man set himself on fire in protest against his desperate economic [...]

Cartoons as way of dialogue in the virtual world

SMN No. 11, November 10, 2010 Through the internet, the well-known Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat is turning caricature from a passive art form into one encouraging interaction and participation amongst the growing Syrian online community. Farzat’s website - which displays cartoons mocking aspects of Syrian and Arab political, social and economic life - as well [...]

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